Oil India Limited announced that Shri Rohit Mathur [DIN:08216731], Joint Secretary, MoP&NG [vice Shri Vinod Seshan, Director, MoP&NG] and Shri George Thomas [DIN:10625136], Deputy Secretary, MoP&NG, have been appointed as Government Nominee Directors on the Board of the Company effective May 13, 2024. Shri Rohit Mathur, Joint Secretary (General), Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MOP&NG) is a Mechanical Engineer from Thapar College of Engineering, Patiala and has also completed Master of Finance and Control (MFC) from Delhi University. Prior to this he was Director (S, CC & FP), MOP&NG handling matters relating to Refineries Sector, Biofuels, Petrochemicals, crude oil supply and flagship programmes.

He has also worked in various capacities in other Ministries viz. Ministry of Agriculture, Food Processing Industries, Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs), Department of Biotechnology and Ministry of Health & Family Welfare. Shri George Thomas, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, is an Indian Foreign Services officer (2015) having rich and diverse working experience spanning over 11 years.

He is an alumni of the National Law School from where he graduated in 2012. He has served in the Indian Embassy in Moscow, Russia where he was first handed the Press and Information wing of the Indian Embassy following which he was made the second secretary and deputy head of the Economic and Commercial Wing during which he handled Oil and Gas, Steel, Coal, Pharmaceuticals, AI, etc. He has represented India at various International forums like BRICS Youth & Diplomatic Forum, G20, SCO, etc.

and has over two and a half years of working experience in the legal sector also.